David Krutko

Total Activity, $5.468 million.

Department of Public Works and Services, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, Asset Management, Total Activity: $5.468 million, approved.

At this time I’d like to ask the committee responsible for overseeing the department’s estimates if they have any comments. Mr. Ramsay.

Turn back to page 2-93, Operations Expenditure Summary, Program Summary: $6.5 million. Agreed?

Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Program Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $6.5 million, approved.

Now moving on to 5-23, Technology Service Centre, Operations Expenditure Summary, Activity Summary, $953,000.

To the motion. Minister Roland.

Okay, we’ll move to Department Summary, page 5-7, Operations Expenditure Summary: $57.8 million. Again, we’ll defer that Department Summary and return to that at the end.

We’re on page 5-8, Active Positions — By Region, information item. Agreed?

Department of Public Works and Services, Department Summary, Active Positions — By Region, information item, approved.

We’ll move back to page 5-7, Public Works and Services, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary, $57.8 million.

Department of Public Works and Services, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $57.8 million, approved.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I think it’s an opportunity we have to use whatever means of achieving devolution. I think the Senate is probably the second-most powerful legislative authority we have in Canada, next to the House of Commons. I’d like to ensure that we continue to keep them involved in the issues in the Northwest Territories. It seemed like they’re focusing a lot of attention in the North, which is great.

I’d just like to ask the Premier: exactly what are we doing to lobby other Senators and other MPs in Ottawa to make them aware of our issues, especially in the area of...

Minister Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my 13 years here this item has been on the agenda for every Legislature I’ve been a part of and has always been. We’ve had committees; we’ve had special committees. This thing has been worked over probably more than most public items in the Legislature. So I’d just like to ask the Minister if, before we take too many giant steps, we can maybe revisit some of that information, some of those reports, and see what those recommendations are before we make any major expenditures or capital investments going off into another area. I’d just like to ask the Minister that...